Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-26
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Baseball Notes.

The San Francisco Call of yesterday re-
marks The action of Pete Sweeney in
prohibiting Robertson from scoring, when
he could have done so in Sacramento last
Sunday, continues to be the principal topic
discussed in baseball circles. The fact that
it was not his first time to act thus, and
that his team and the League have done
nothing toward prohibiting such conduct
affords the guarantee that he will still con-
time his acts when occasion presents itself
Admitting that the game now under
protest be given to the Atlas, they have
scored four consecutive victories, beating
by one game the record for the season, thus
far. They are playing with their old-time
vim, and it will be but few weeks ere
they suFmount all obstacles in their path
and inscribe upon their banner Victory"
With their nine playing as they now do,
Sacramentans have caught the baseball
fever again, and this time the disease has
affected them harder than ever before
There IS nothing so encouraging as a chain
composed OF victorious links, and there is
no more important factor to aid success
than the support of the public-especially
in interior places. The Haverlys still hold
first place, with the prospects of finishing
there if the trickery of sweeney, Stein &
Co. is tolerated till the season is over.
Manager Harris has filed protest
against the awarding OF last Sundays Sac
ramento game to the Atlas, not that he in
dorses the action of Sweeney which caused
the rumpus, but because his nine could not
have responded for fear of violence when
the umpire called the game after the lapse
of the five minutes prescribed. Mr. Harris
says, We do not object TO crediting Rob
ertson with run, though had he attempted
to make the plate he would have been
thrown out. Admitting that he reached
home, the score would have been tie, six
to six, with two men out and Powers at
second base The crowd was so turbulent
that ball-playing was out of the question.
The mob broke in upon the diamond, and
our players had about all they could do to
safely reach the bus in waiting Contin-
uing, he remarks that the crowd was the
most excited set of men he ever saw, al a
ball game or elsewhere. The game will be
protested simply as stated-that the crowd
would not, in their excitement, permit the
continuance of the contest"
Lorrigan, of the A. & G. Club, of Stock
ton, has declined the offer of the manager
of the Metropolitans, of New York, to
pitch for that organization. The Stockton
Independent says he was offered $500 per
month for the remaining five months OF the
season, but, though the offer was a tempt
ing one for young man, he wisely deter
mined to wait until another season, and
gain more experience before joining such
hot company as he will find in the East
Considering that this is his first season as a
professional, he has pitched phenom-
enaliy well, having struck out 81 men in
five games.
Manager Gumpertz, OF the A. & Gs, of
Stockton, has made arrangements to take
his club to Alameda next Sunday, to cross
bats with the San Franciscos. On the fol-
lowing day Decoration Day. the A. & G. S
will play the Oaklands at Central Park,
San Francisco. Flynn will occupy the box
in the game with the San Franchises, and
Lorrisan will pitch against the Oaklands
The Oletas, of Davisville, and the Etnas,
of Dixon, have completed arrangements
for game of baseball to be played at Da-
visville next Sunday for $50 a side